Taping The Sensor Pod - Dexcom G4 Professional User Manual

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SELECT
1. Press
display and see this symbol.
In both real-time and blinded modes, the countdown symbol
over time to show that you are getting closer to the first calibration time.
You will not get sensor glucose readings, high/low glucose alerts and
alarm during the countdown.
Start [0-24]
minutes
Countdown symbol fills in during sensor startup
If you see the out of range symbol
2-hour startup, review the following troubleshooting tips:
• Make sure the receiver and transmitter are within 20 feet of each
other without obstruction. Check in 10 minutes to see if the antenna
symbol shows in the upper left corner of the receiver screen.
• If the receiver and transmitter are still not communicating, check the
device information screen to make sure the correct transmitter ID is
entered into the receiver (see Chapter 5, Section 5.2, The Settings
Menu).
• If the correct transmitter ID is in the receiver and the receiver and
transmitter are still not communicating, contact Dexcom Technical
Support (see Chapter 15, User Assistance).
At the end of the 2-hour startup period the receiver lets you know it
is time to calibrate the sensor. Chapter 7, Calibrating the Dexcom G4
PLATINUM Professional System, tells you how to calibrate the sensor.

6.9 TAPING THE SENSOR POD

The sensor pod should stay on the skin using its own adhesive. But, if
the patch is peeling up, you can use medical tape (such as Blenderm
Tegaderm , Smith & Nephew IV3000
™
If you use tape, only tape over the white adhesive patch on all sides
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during the startup period to turn the on receiver
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minutes
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minutes minutes
at the top of the screen during the
, 3M tape) for extra support.
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fills in
Ready for
calibration
,
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